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Esther 2:2-4

2Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantsנַעֲרֵֽי־na.'a.rei-H5288that ministeredמְשָׁרְתָ֑יוme.sha.re.TavH8334unto him, Let there be fairטוֹב֥וֹת מַרְאֶֽה׃to.Vot mar.'EhH4758 H2896youngנְעָר֥וֹתne.'a.RotH5291virginsבְּתוּל֖וֹתbe.tu.LotH1330soughtיְבַקְשׁ֥וּye.vak.ShuH1245for the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428:

3And let the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428appointוְיַפְקֵ֨דve.yaf.KedH6485officersפְּקִידִים֮pe.ki.DimH6496in all the provincesמְדִינ֣וֹתme.di.NotH4082of his kingdomמַלְכוּתוֹ֒mal.khu.ToH4438,that they may gather togetherוְיִקְבְּצ֣וּve.yik.be.TzuH6908all the fairטוֹבַ֨ת מַרְאֶ֜הto.Vat mar.'EhH4758 H2896youngנַעֲרָֽה־na.'a.rah-H5291virginsבְ֠תוּלָהVe.tu.lahH1330unto Shushanשׁוּשַׁ֤ןshu.ShanH7800the palaceהַבִּירָה֙ha.bi.RahH1002,to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802,unto the custodyיַ֥דyadH3027of Hegeהֵגֶ֛אhe.Ge'H1896the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428chamberlainסְרִ֥יסse.RisH5631,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the womenהַנָּשִׁ֑יםha.na.ShimH802;and let their things for purificationתַּמְרוּקֵיהֶֽן׃tam.ru.kei.HenH8562be givenוְנָת֖וֹןve.na.TonH5414them:

4And let the maidenוְהַֽנַּעֲרָ֗הve.ha.na.'a.RahH5291which pleasethתִּיטַב֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יti.Tav be.'ei.NeiH5869 H3190the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428be queenתִּמְלֹ֖ךְtim.LokhH4427instead of Vashtiוַשְׁתִּ֑יvash.TiH2060.And the thingהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697pleasedוַיִּיטַ֧ב בְּעֵינֵ֥יvai.yi.Tav be.'ei.NeiH5869 H3190the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;and he did soוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213.

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